Women

“Peace” Family Counseling Centre

"PEACE” – The Family Counseling center at Mogappair, since 2000 facilitates conflict-resolution in them and attempts to re-unite broken families. This Centre basically receives women / men, in various psychological state of mind and misunderstanding of the situation, besides pre-conceived notions arising out of various social and psychological concerns, viz., marital disharmony, dowry demands resulting in physical torture, property disputes, addiction to alcohol and drugs, etc.

A majority hails from Thiruvallur and Chennai districts. Every month around 30 cases were duly counseled and several were re-united with their parents. Many cases of separation were also re-united with their husbands. 2 cases of men-in-distress were also reported and they were duly counseled, for being manhandled by respective deviant -wives. The affected are provided with services like counseling and referrals, besides refreshments and travel in certain deserving cases.

Swadhar Greh for Women and Children in Distress

“Manushi” – Swadhar Greh

A number of women in distress keep coming to us either referred by Police or contacting through our Helpline. They are the victims of dowry harassment, or drunken husband’s abuses and ill treatment by in-laws, or deserted by lovers, or orphaned women with unwanted pregnancies. Such women are on the verge of resorting to extreme steps. Sometimes they are referred to us by the Police, sometimes by the Welfare Committees. Our Counselor meets them, listens to their woes and offers them solace by a patient hearing and proper counseling. In most cases, the ladies have nowhere to go, and need a place where they can stay safely for a short period, during which their problems can be sorted out by taking suitable remedial measures.

Our Swadhar Greh, Manushi, located at Magappair, suburb of Chennai, is named as Manushi. And is being managed by an experienced Social Worker. Manushi can house 30 ladies at a time. These women are to go through a process of counseling – individual or group, family or couple, besides other group therapies, where the women regain self-confidenc

“Abhayam” – Swadhar Greh

Abhayam Short Stay Home is located at Villupuram. During the year 2011 – 2012, 211 Women and girls have been rehabilitated who left their homes on account of family tension or discord and are, as a consequence emotionally disturbed, victims of mental maladjustment, sexually assaulted victims and those facing social ostracism for a variety reasons These women are to go through a process of counseling – individual or group, family or couple, besides other group therapies, where the women regain self confidence. The home houses nearly 30 women and children who have been referred by Police, NGO’s, Helpline and people who come across such women in crisis. Rehabilitation services are offered through necessary vocational training and referral services.

“Subhiksha” Swadhar Greh for Women without Family Support :

In Kancheepuram district there are more women headed families in the rural areas due to the reasons like, men becoming alcoholic and drug addicts and succumbing to early death, men migrating to far of urban areas in search of employment and settling in urban areas not caring their families. In these circumstances many women are being deserted by husband. There are no family and economic support for these types of women with dependent children struggling for day to day living. Our SWADHAR shelter home located at Tambaram Kancheepuram district caters to such women, some of whom come with their babies, who are also taken care of at the Swadhar Shelter for Women.